Siddharth Dev Rao

Associate at Saltwater Ventures · AI applications

Saltwater Ventures

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia · AST (UTC+3)

3+ years experience

King Saud University

English, Arabic

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Overview

Associate at Saltwater Ventures, backing AI applications companies. Previously an operator for 11 years before investing. Backed 39 founders at pre-seed and seed. Most at home with applied ML and product. Into vintage synthesizers.

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Founders building in fintech regulation
Working sessions on applied ML
Thoughtful intros to people in my field
Questions about fintech regulation

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Skills

venture capitalapplied MLproduct

InvestingLooking to invest

closes in 3 months

Investing in pre-seed AI applications founders across Africa

Cheque size: $500k-$2M
Stages: Series A
Sectors: Fintech regulation, climate
Geographies: Europe
Lead or follow: Lead
Decision time: 10 business days
How I help: First enterprise customers and pricing

Typically lead or co-lead. We reply to every founder.

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Experience

Associate
Oct 2023 - Present
Saltwater Ventures · 3 yr · Full-time · Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Secured 6 payments licences.
- Negotiated 445 commercial agreements a year.
- Built the privacy programme for launches in 27 countries.

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Education

King Saud University
BSc, Computer Science
2019 - 2023

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